I just don't get this. What changes in a year other than the date on the calendar? Is that a "punishment" or something? How many years is a proper punishment before they can get voted in?

More or less, yes, a punishment I suppose. I'm pretty much of the opinion that, ultimately, anyone whose on-field performance was Hall worthy should get in. But I wouldn't put anyone I suspected of PED use in on the first ballot.

Once Bonds and Clemens get in, players like Palmeiro, Sosa, and McGwire should get in also. It's too difficult to attempt to differentiate between all of the players eligible from the steroid era and to what levels their use of steroids affected their careers.

But I have no problem treating their candidacy different than that of a player such as Maddux.

I'm sure that Rose's "lifetime" ban will be overturned the year after he dies and he will be voted in on the first shot.

Now if they would only lift the ban on Jackson as well. Almost a century has passed for ****'s sake.

I'm sure you already know this, but in case anyone still has misconceptions about Cooperstown, the Hall of Fame and Museum is about 90% museum, and when I was there in 2008, there were displays/memorabilia featuring Jackson, Rose, Bonds, McGwire, and many others, moreso than dozens of players who actually have Hall of Fame plaques.

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Originally Posted by Thrash13

Dr. Jones was right in stating that. We should have believed him.

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DrJones brings the stinky cheese is what we've all learned from this debacle.

I love baseball, I truly do. It's my favorite sport. But the Hall of Fame process they use absolutely enfuriates me. Sure keep out Bonds and Clemens. But what the hell did Biggio, Piazza, and Schilling do?